diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
index e26f7691..e371300c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/Jit/graphsettings.js
@@ -663,8 +663,6 @@ function onCreateLabelHandler(domElement, node) {
                 data-object="topic"                                           \
                 data-nil="$_desc_nil_$"                                       \
                 data-attribute="desc"                                         \
-				data-ok-button="Save"                                         \
-				data-cancel-button="Discard"                                   \
                 data-type="textarea">$_desc_$</span>                          \
 				<div class="clearfloat"></div>                                \
         </div>                                                                \
diff --git a/app/views/topics/_topic.html.erb b/app/views/topics/_topic.html.erb
index fb90666b..89edee50 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/_topic.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/_topic.html.erb
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
                 data-object="topic"                                           
                 data-nil="<span class='gray'>Click to add description.</span>"                                       
                 data-attribute="desc"                                         
-				        data-ok-button="Save"                                         
-				        data-cancel-button="Discard"                                   
                 data-type="textarea"><%=topic.desc %></span>                          
 				<div class="clearfloat"></div>                                
         </div>                                                                
@@ -55,4 +53,4 @@
                        
 	  <div class="clearfloat"></div>                                          
     </div>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>